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Are sperm living creatures?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Yes? No? Maybe so?

  • 1 decade ago

    A spermatozoon or spermatozoan (pl. spermatozoa), from the ancient Greek σπερμα (seed) and ζων (alive) and more commonly known as a sperm cell, is the haploid cell that is the male gamete. It joins an ovum to form a zygote. A zygote can grow into a new organism, such as a human being.

    Sperm cells contribute half of the genetic information to the diploid offspring. In mammals, the sex of the offspring is determined by the sperm cells: a spermatozoon bearing a Y chromosome will lead to a male (XY) offspring, while one bearing an X chromosome will lead to a female (XX) offspring ( the ovum always provides an X chromosome)

    Source(s): Wikidpedia
  • 1 decade ago

    Characteristics of living creatures, must qualify to all:

    1. Metabolism

    2. Growth

    3. Responsiveness to stimuli

    4. Self-maintenance

    5. Movement

    6. Reproduction

    Sperm do not have all of these characteristics. They don't grow, and they don't reproduce other sperm, for example.

    Therefore, no.

  • 1 decade ago

    If you consider a cell a "creature" then yes. But I'd say no, they are not creatures even though they're alive.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Sperm are reproductive cells, and cells are alive. The answer is yes.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, they are cells, the basic unit of life.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They move and are aware of a goal (getting to the egg) so yeah, there alive.

  • 1 decade ago

    Everything in the material world is living, even if microscopic.

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    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    It is alive as much as any other cell in your body.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think yes, How else would you be here?

    Source(s): Life
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